Interactive Games/Activity
Virtual Butterfly Garden
Recommended to be done using a projector, this interactive activity allows the user to select up to nine butterflies, which can be colored using a palette and then released into one of four habitats. Have your sound turned down when you first open this site to avoid loud, but short, opening music. http://www.mrnussbaum.com/butterfly.htm
The Butterfly Website http://butterflywebsite.com/
Great site for photos, clipart, articles, inspiring stories, conservation…
F. Jean Macleod Butterfly Garden Live Webcam http://216.223.107.143/
Move the camera to preset locations. You can have complete control over the camera by using the butterfly buttons located in the frame at the bottom right of your browser window.
Virtual Butterfly Garden
Recommended to be done using a projector, this interactive activity allows the user to select up to nine butterflies, which can be colored using a palette and then released into one of four habitats. Have your sound turned down when you first open this site to avoid loud, but short, opening music.
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/butterfly.htm
Books
Webquests
PowerPoints
Jefferson County Schools PowerPoints
Find a few Life Cycle/Butterfly ready-made PowerPoints
http://jc-schools.net/PPTs-science.html
Resources for Teachers
KidZone
http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/monarch_butterfly.htm
Monarch Picture Story: Photos and text on the life-cycle of a butterfly.
eNature: Butterflies
http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/intermediate.asp?curGroupID=2
Use this site to explore online field guides for butterflies. Lots of pictures and descriptions.
The Butterfly Website
http://butterflywebsite.com/
Great site for photos, clipart, articles, inspiring stories, conservation…
F. Jean Macleod Butterfly Garden Live Webcam
http://216.223.107.143/
Move the camera to preset locations. You can have complete control over the camera by using the butterfly buttons located in the frame at the bottom right of your browser window.
Fun sites for kids
Web cams
The Butterfly Conservatory
http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/butterflies/cams.php#
Virtual field trips
Video Sources
TeacherTube
Go to www.teachertube.com and search for “butterflies” to find several teacher-made videos.